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The VIP treatment: A comprehensive post-fall assessment guideline

American Nurse

These studies indicate that staff training may be an effective tool to reduce the incidence of inaccurate post-fall assessments, thereby decreasing the risk of missing potentially fatal injuries. At one facility, the team met with the care coordination team and director of nursing to discuss the prospect of implementing the protocol.

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ECMO and nurse-led mobilization

American Nurse

Practical, evidence-based guidelines (including visual confirmation tools, documented mobility goals, continuous feedback, and education) can help nurses embrace mobilization of patients receiving ECMO therapy. Describe immobility relative to ECMO and post-intensive care syndrome. See What is PICS?